History Quiz

What was the goal of Operation Cobra?

Can you identify this American warplane from World War II?

Why was the U.S. Army initially reluctant to replace the Sherman tank's 75 mm gun with a newer 76 mm one?

Mussolini saw himself and Fascist Italy as the rightful historical heir of what?

The Italian abbey of Monte Cassino was famously destroyed by the Allies. What happened to most of the abbey's artworks and library?

German forces in the Soviet Union were greatly hampered by the rasputitsa. What does the Russian word refer to?

Which of these was one of the purposes of the Maginot Line, the massive system of French fortifications along the German border?

Which American general had a reputation for always seeming to smile or smirk, and not being taken seriously by his peers as a consequence?

What was the primary purpose of the armored skirts ("Schürzen") seen on many World War II German tanks?

What was Germany's last major offensive against the Allies?